social2024
Gas
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
53,753,525.6tonnes
Median: 5,259,998.0tonnes
Countries Covered
149
with available data
Highest
United States of America
1,748,137,700.0tonnes
Lowest
Belize
0.0tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America1,748,137,700.0tonnes
2People's Republic of China889,406,400.0tonnes
3Russian Federation857,674,400.0tonnes
4Islamic Republic of Iran492,657,570.0tonnes
5Canada233,467,730.0tonnes
By Region
North America538,313,726.0tonnes(4 countries)
Asia114,573,648.0tonnes(26 countries)
Oceania40,619,796.0tonnes(2 countries)
Africa37,735,202.6tonnes(7 countries)
South America29,694,837.9tonnes(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0tonnes)High (1,748,137,700.0tonnes)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 53,753,525.6tonnes)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
Africa (7)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Other (71)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 1,748,137,700.0tonnes |
| 2 | People's Republic of China | 889,406,400.0tonnes |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 857,674,400.0tonnes |
| 4 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 492,657,570.0tonnes |
| 5 | Canada | 233,467,730.0tonnes |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 205,969,400.0tonnes |
| 7 | Japan | 195,298,670.0tonnes |
| 8 | Mexico | 171,627,490.0tonnes |
| 9 | Germany | 157,678,780.0tonnes |
| 10 | India | 149,352,160.0tonnes |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 144,453,020.0tonnes |
| 12 | South Korea | 129,311,704.0tonnes |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 126,620,024.0tonnes |
| 14 | Italy | 124,766,880.0tonnes |
| 15 | Türkiye | 119,503,750.0tonnes |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 103,550,856.0tonnes |
| 17 | Qatar | 102,760,300.0tonnes |
| 18 | Egypt | 102,624,024.0tonnes |
| 19 | Algeria | 101,799,700.0tonnes |
| 20 | Indonesia | 99,700,824.0tonnes |
| 21 | Malaysia | 95,277,210.0tonnes |
| 22 | Argentina | 89,168,380.0tonnes |
| 23 | Thailand | 84,088,130.0tonnes |
| 24 | Australia | 75,352,750.0tonnes |
| 25 | Taiwan, Province of China | 63,850,224.0tonnes |
| 26 | Oman | 63,552,120.0tonnes |
| 27 | France | 62,698,570.0tonnes |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 62,365,468.0tonnes |
| 29 | Pakistan | 59,944,550.0tonnes |
| 30 | Brazil | 58,914,236.0tonnes |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 55,991,600.0tonnes |
| 32 | Spain | 55,699,470.0tonnes |
| 33 | Kuwait | 53,832,820.0tonnes |
| 34 | Netherlands | 53,668,820.0tonnes |
| 35 | Ukraine | 49,476,160.0tonnes |
| 36 | Venezuela | 42,854,772.0tonnes |
| 37 | Nigeria | 40,734,396.0tonnes |
| 38 | Iraq | 38,828,012.0tonnes |
| 39 | Poland | 38,714,068.0tonnes |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 37,818,880.0tonnes |
| 41 | Bahrain | 33,824,076.0tonnes |
| 42 | Belarus | 30,622,264.0tonnes |
| 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29,812,738.0tonnes |
| 44 | Belgium | 28,075,110.0tonnes |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 25,125,762.0tonnes |
| 46 | Colombia | 23,020,672.0tonnes |
| 47 | Peru | 22,802,860.0tonnes |
| 48 | Singapore | 20,955,224.0tonnes |
| 49 | Romania | 20,895,324.0tonnes |
| 50 | Israel | 20,422,768.0tonnes |
| 51 | Hungary | 16,806,952.0tonnes |
| 52 | Libya | 15,431,664.0tonnes |
| 53 | Czech Republic | 14,041,264.0tonnes |
| 54 | Austria | 13,572,803.0tonnes |
| 55 | Tunisia | 12,948,099.0tonnes |
| 56 | Chile | 12,559,479.0tonnes |
| 57 | Bolivia | 12,413,446.0tonnes |
| 58 | Vietnam | 12,131,509.0tonnes |
| 59 | Greece | 11,770,843.0tonnes |
| 60 | Hong Kong | 10,996,948.0tonnes |
| 61 | Ireland | 10,280,081.0tonnes |
| 62 | Norway | 10,046,709.0tonnes |
| 63 | Slovakia | 8,696,351.0tonnes |
| 64 | Philippines | 8,500,623.0tonnes |
| 65 | Myanmar | 7,976,480.0tonnes |
| 66 | South Africa | 7,745,587.0tonnes |
| 67 | Ghana | 7,678,827.0tonnes |
| 68 | Jordan | 7,201,302.0tonnes |
| 69 | Portugal | 6,924,628.0tonnes |
| 70 | Georgia | 6,455,344.0tonnes |
| 71 | New Zealand | 5,886,842.0tonnes |
| 72 | Switzerland | 5,647,467.0tonnes |
| 73 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,619,090.0tonnes |
| 74 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5,348,993.0tonnes |
| 75 | Armenia | 5,259,998.0tonnes |
| 76 | Serbia | 5,179,716.0tonnes |
| 77 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,072,706.0tonnes |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 5,021,970.0tonnes |
| 79 | Croatia | 4,932,467.0tonnes |
| 80 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,832,934.0tonnes |
| 81 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3,799,536.0tonnes |
| 82 | Denmark | 3,556,096.0tonnes |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 3,488,341.0tonnes |
| 84 | Lithuania | 3,041,700.0tonnes |
| 85 | Finland | 2,779,023.0tonnes |
| 86 | Republic of the Congo | 2,366,107.0tonnes |
| 87 | Cuba | 2,023,741.0tonnes |
| 88 | Mozambique | 1,940,745.0tonnes |
| 89 | Morocco | 1,797,500.0tonnes |
| 90 | Angola | 1,766,384.0tonnes |
| 91 | Slovenia | 1,751,194.0tonnes |
| 92 | Latvia | 1,630,936.0tonnes |
| 93 | Papua New Guinea | 1,612,106.0tonnes |
| 94 | Sweden | 1,502,669.0tonnes |
| 95 | Jamaica | 1,457,808.0tonnes |
| 96 | Moldova, Republic of | 1,363,288.0tonnes |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 1,229,422.0tonnes |
| 98 | Ecuador | 1,170,581.0tonnes |
| 99 | Cameroon | 1,113,706.0tonnes |
| 100 | Gabon | 1,069,472.0tonnes |
| 101 | Panama | 936,940.0tonnes |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 805,083.0tonnes |
| 103 | El Salvador | 738,593.0tonnes |
| 104 | Malta | 726,825.0tonnes |
| 105 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 655,363.0tonnes |
| 106 | Estonia | 627,025.0tonnes |
| 107 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 450,609.0tonnes |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 447,573.0tonnes |
| 109 | Togo | 354,611.0tonnes |
| 110 | Benin | 327,455.0tonnes |
| 111 | Uruguay | 227,657.0tonnes |
| 112 | Macao | 198,693.0tonnes |
| 113 | Afghanistan | 126,113.0tonnes |
| 114 | Niger | 106,105.0tonnes |
| 115 | Albania | 85,966.0tonnes |
| 116 | Rwanda | 82,710.0tonnes |
| 117 | Liechtenstein | 40,991.0tonnes |
| 118 | Yemen | 38,887.0tonnes |
| 119 | Barbados | 36,741.0tonnes |
| 120 | Suriname | 22,485.0tonnes |
| 121 | Guatemala | 21,984.0tonnes |
| 122 | Senegal | 11,803.0tonnes |
| 123 | Andorra | 7,164.0tonnes |
| 124 | Guyana | 5,628.0tonnes |
| 125 | Iceland | 1,832.0tonnes |
| 126 | Cyprus | 183.0tonnes |
| 127 | Burundi | 0.0tonnes |
| 128 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0tonnes |
| 129 | Fiji | 0.0tonnes |
| 130 | Guinea | 0.0tonnes |
| 131 | North Korea | 0.0tonnes |
| 132 | Lebanon | 0.0tonnes |
| 133 | Madagascar | 0.0tonnes |
| 134 | Malawi | 0.0tonnes |
| 135 | Curaçao | 0.0tonnes |
| 136 | Aruba | 0.0tonnes |
| 137 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0tonnes |
| 138 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0tonnes |
| 139 | New Caledonia | 0.0tonnes |
| 140 | Timor-Leste | 0.0tonnes |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0tonnes |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 0.0tonnes |
| 143 | South Sudan | 0.0tonnes |
| 144 | Sudan | 0.0tonnes |
| 145 | Burkina Faso | 0.0tonnes |
| 146 | Zambia | 0.0tonnes |
| 147 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0tonnes |
| 148 | Botswana | 0.0tonnes |
| 149 | Belize | 0.0tonnes |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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